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...the crowd roaring early at Ellis Park Arena in downtown Johannesburg.It got even louder when African NBA legends HakeemOlajuwon and Dikembe Mutombo stripped off their business suits to don their old team uniforms again and play for a little while...

...Houston Rockets have decided the best place for ailing HakeemOlajuwon is on the sidelines for at least two to three weeks...He has been taking medicine for the condition. "HakeemOlajuwon came in for a follow-up for his respiratory status...

...finest center will be playing at the Forum on Sunday. No, he isn't thumping his chest. The player in question is HakeemOlajuwon. "He's a great player, he's still the best center in the league," O'Neal said as the Los Angeles Lakers...

...that betting the franchise's future on big men is always risky, with the most infamous example coming in 1984 when HakeemOlajuwon went No. 1, Sam Bowie went No. 2 and the player widely considered to be the best ever in the game was still on...

...scored 10 of his 16 points in the third quarter, including a fadeaway 3-pointer at the buzzer.Nowitzki passed HakeemOlajuwon for ninth place on the all-time scoring list. The 7-foot German finished with 23 for 26,953 career points...

...with five dunks - by the end of the first quarter to help the Rockets to a 31-23 lead.NOTES: Hall of Famer HakeemOlajuwon, who has been working with Howard this week, watched the game from a courtside seat. ... Wright finished with...

...the championship team. The Blazers will wear the patch for the remainder of the postseason. ... Hall of Famer HakeemOlajuwon watched from a courtside seat. ... Chandler Parsons added 20 points for Houston.

...the program looks at some of the players in a class that is regarded as one of the strongest in league history.HakeemOlajuwon was the No. 1 pick. Portland passed on Jordan in favor of oft-injured Sam Bowie, and the Chicago Bulls benefited...

...the NBA finals in 1986, his career nose-dived and it would take him two years to recover."When you play with Hakeem (Olajuwon) and Ralph Sampson, you've got to make sacrifices," Wiggins said. "They're big men and they demand the...